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Local teacher speaks on teenage driving

With the rash of teenage deaths due to driving, Ronnie Liggins a teacher Smith High School, talks about safety standards and a pledge his students take before hitting the roads.

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Updated: 6:40 PM EST Dec 2, 2014

Local teacher speaks on teenage driving

With the rash of teenage deaths due to driving, Ronnie Liggins a teacher Smith High School, talks about safety standards and a pledge his students take before hitting the roads.

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Updated: 6:40 PM EST Dec 2, 2014

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WEBVTT TRYING TO TEACH YOUNG DRIVERS.TONIGHT, WE ARE TALKING TODRIVING INSTRUCTOR RONNIE LIGGINS.HE HAS 50 TEENAGERS AT SMITHHIGH SCHOOL IN GREENSBORO.NO COMING BACK FROM DEADLYACCIDENTS LIKE THESE THAT HAVEALREADY KILLED 9 TEENAGE DRIVERSIN OUR COMMUNITY.HE WORRIES BECAUSE ALONGCHRISTMAS BREAK ONE MORE YOUNGDRIVERS WILL BE ON THE ROAD, ITIS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.SO, HE'S PULLING OUT ALL THEWEAPONS IN HIS ARSENAL.ALONG WITH BASIC TRAINING, HEHAS EVERY STUDENT MAKE ASO-CALLED LOVE LIST.A PIECE OF PAPER WITH FIVE NAMESWRITTEN ON IT OF PEOPLE THEYWITNESS IF THE DRIVER WAS KILLEDIN A CAR ACCIDENT TODAY -- OFPEOPLE THEY WOULD MISS.THE LOVE LIST JARS THEM TOTHINK, WOW, EVEN THOUGH I MAYNOT BE THINKING RIGHT NOW ENOUGHOF MYSELF, LET ME THINK OFSOMEONE ELSE SUCH AS MIGHTMOTHER, MY FATHER, SISTER,BROTHER.THE CHOICES THEY MAKE, WHETHERTO GO RIGHT OR LEFT, FAST ORSLOW, THEY HAVE TO THINK ABOUTTHAT LIST.AND SOMETIMES WE HOPE THAT LISTWILL HELP THEM TO SAY, LET METHINK THIS THING THROUGH.HE IS TELLING PARENTS TO GETIN A CAR WITH HER DRIVERS, SHOWTHEM WHERE THE CONTROLS ARE ANDHOW THEY WORK.THEN LET THEM SHOW YOU.

Local teacher speaks on teenage driving

With the rash of teenage deaths due to driving, Ronnie Liggins a teacher Smith High School, talks about safety standards and a pledge his students take before hitting the roads.